Cliff Notes A British couple, Peter and Barbie Reynolds, were detained by the Taliban on February 1 and have now been transferred to a maximum-security…
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Tribunal hears that failures in Afghanistan evacuation may have resulted in loss of lives The shocking revelations of a sacked Foreign Office whistleblower have shed…
Eid Mohammad Sultani was living in Kabul with his family when the Taliban seized power two years ago today.
Taliban kill IS leader behind Kabul airport bombing US officials have confirmed the mastermind behind the August 2021 bombing at Kabul airport has been killed…
Former Afghan MP Mursal Nabizada shot dead at home in Kabul Mursal Nabizada, 32 – a former Afghan MP – has been shot dead at…
Arab News says Al-Qaeda leader Al-Zawahiri killed in US drone strike in Kabul, Biden says, hailing the mission as “justice.”
The Guardian says A 6.1 MAGNITUDE earthquake has struck south-east Afghanistan killing at least 255 people, according to the country’s official news agency.
Aljazeera says AN EARTHQUAKE of magnitude 6.1 has killed at least 150 people in Afghanistan, the country’s disaster management authority says.
In a scathing report headed by The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, MPs have strongly criticised the UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, labelling it as a ‘disaster’.
Aljazeera says the Taliban is conducting a huge security sweep of Kabul and other Afghan cities, their spokesman has said.
An email has been leaked that suggests PM Boris Johnson authorised the evacuation of animals from Afghanistan during the fall of Kabul.
The Year In Review 2021 – August – The Fall of Kabul & Hurricane Ida. The month saw US troops leave Afghanistan and the Taliban take back over, marking the end of the 20-year war in Afghan.
TRT World says an Afghan whose daughter was killed by a botched US drone strike has expressed anger at the decision not to punish anyone.
The Guardian says Tens of thousands of Afghans were unable to access UK help following the fall of Kabul because of turmoil and confusion in the Foreign Office.
There has been a reported “major row” between leaders of the Taliban, just days after they set up the new Afghanistan government, according to sources who spoke to the BBC.
Aljazeera says women in Afghanistan can continue to study in universities, but classrooms will be gender-segregated and head coverings will be compulsory.
The i says thirteen British nationals who had been stranded in Afghanistan have safely arrived in Doha on a chartered flight
Arab News says demonstrations without permission have become illegal in Afghanistan after the appointment of an interim Taliban government.
An official says at least 95 Afghans and 13 US troops were killed in Thursday’s suicide bombings outside Kabul’s international airport.
BBC News says Boris Johnson is expected to ask Joe Biden to keep American forces in Afghanistan beyond 31 August in order to allow evacuation flights to continue.
Ukraine Minister exposes the real US withdrawal from Afghanistan for leaving US citizens behind as senior staff escape the wrath of the Taliban but others…
US Embassy Kabul falls as the Afghan Taliban take back their capital Kabul. In a sweeping move where the Taliban have taken back 80% of…
Afghan fulfils all commitments for Taliban peace talks A team of government officials are heading to Qatar to prepare for negotiations after Afghan president Ashraf…
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